DES MOINES, Iowa– The Republican Party of Iowa announced today that top Romney surrogate and Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, along with Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus will be the keynote speakers for the Iowa GOP’s annual Reagan dinner. Details of the event are as follows:

A complete list of speakers, including top Iowa Republicans, will be announced at a later date.

More about Governor Bob McDonnell:

Governor McDonnell was elected governor of Virginia in 2009. Prior to his election he served as the Virginia Attorney General and in the Virginia House of Delegates for seven terms. A veteran of the United States Army, Governor McDonnell and his wife Maureen have five children.

More about Chairman Reince Priebus:

Chairman Priebus was elected Chairman of the Republican National Committee in 2011. Prior to that he held many roles in the Republican Party of Wisconsin including Treasurer, Vice Chair, and Chairman. A Kenosha, Wisconsin native, Reince and his wife Sally have two children

It's been an honor to chair the deliberations of your Committee on Resolutions of the Republicanplatform committee.

I appreciate the diligent work of the 112 men and women from 50 states and six territories whoserved on that committee.

They discussed, debated and delivered. It was a good team.

I want to thank my co-chairs, Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota and Congresswoman MarshaBlackburn of Tennessee.

And I thank the staff of the RNC who conducted countless meetings and conference calls tocompose this document.

We have outlined a conservative vision of governance, a document that is many things-anindictment, a blueprint and a declaration of values.

It is an invitation and a pledge.

First, it is an indictment of the failed policies of the current administration's record of debt, joblosses and government overreach.

More importantly, our platform is a blueprint for rebuilding the cherished American dream.

It is an overview of our conservative principles and detailed policies for how we jumpstarteconomic growth and job creation.

This ambitious blueprint projects a sea change in the way government works.

It offers solutions for workers without jobs, families without savings and neighborhoods withouthope.

This platform addresses the elderly who are worried about Medicare.

It tells the truth about Obamacare and the need to repeal and replace it.

This blueprint lays out a bold agenda for government reform - a government that operates toserve the people better at less cost.

States are going to take center stage in the long-overdue renewal of American society.

By reclaiming management of education.

By reforming Medicaid and welfare programs.

By managing environmental problems locally.

By enacting a comprehensive energy policy.

This platform affirms the traditional meaning of marriage and the sanctity of human life, defendsreligious freedom and Second Amendment rights and calls for a balanced budget amendment.

This platform is an invitation. It invites every American to consider what kind of country wewant to be.

An America where every person matters, every worker has an opportunity to work and everyfamily can aspire to a better future.

We invite Americans to consider this platform: a call for dramatic change in government, fromstagnation to prosperity, from an entitlement society to an opportunity society.

This platform is a pledge.

We will restore American leadership in the world and honor our courageous men and women inuniform.

We will stand by our friends and stand against those who dare to harm us.

That is your platform. I urge its adoption.

It is now my great pleasure to introduce one of my co-chairs of the platform committee, theoutstanding senator and former governor from the state of North Dakota, John Hoeven. Pleasegive him a warm welcome!

Tampa, Fla. - The 2012 Republican National Convention released the following excerpts ofVirginia Governor Bob McDonnell's prepared remarks to be delivered to the convention today,August 28.

"The times call for new leadership to get this great nation out of debt and back to work.

The choice is clear: the status quo of the entitlement society, or dynamic change to anopportunity society.

We need a President who will say to a small businesswoman: congratulations, weapplaud your success, you did make that happen, you did build that!

Big government didn't build America: You built America!

Small businesses don't come out of Washington D.C. pre-made on flat bed trucks.

That coffee shop in Henrico; that florist in Virginia Beach....that bakery inRadford...they were all built by entrepreneurial Americans with big dreams....not a bigspending government with a wide open wallet full of other people's money!"

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"Conservative fiscal policies are working, and so are more Americans in states withRepublican governors.

Now, just think what we can do if we had a President who would support us, not obstructus.

Someone who has created jobs in the private sector, who understands the economy, andwho has actually balanced a budget....or heck, for that matter, who has actually passed abudget!

We need President Mitt Romney!

When Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan get to work with Susana Martinez...ScottWalker...John Kasich ....Terry Branstad and governors from both parties across thiscountry, we will get people back to work!"

“Paul Ryan is a tremendous choice to serve as the Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States. In selecting a bold, innovative thinker, Mitt Romney has ensured that his campaign—and ultimately his administration—will be led by individuals with courage, determination, judgment, and wisdom. With this great announcement, America is on its way back. The Romney-Ryan team will get our fiscal house in order, our economy back on track and Americans back to work.”

Boston, MA – On Thursday, Governor Bob McDonnell will attend a Victory Town Hall at Per Mar Security in Davenport Iowa. He will later join Governor Bobby Jindal for a Victory Meet and Greet at the Coralville Victory Center in Coralville, Iowa. Governor Jindal will then hold a Victory event in the Des Moines, Iowa area.

“With today’s victory in Virginia, Mitt Romney has again demonstrated that his bold and conservative plan to get spending under control, make government smaller and more efficient, and help the private sector create good paying jobs is resonating all across America. He is winning primaries in every region of this country, from New Hampshire to Nevada, and today Governor Romney has added the Commonwealth of Virginia to the list. Voters know that Mitt Romney is a strong, principled, results-oriented conservative who will bring people together to get our economy back on track and Americans back to work. He is a leader. Mitt Romney has experience in both the private and the public sectors in providing the type of positive leadership that we desperately need in Washington. I look forward to doing all I can to help ensure that Mitt Romney is elected President this November, and we bring opportunity back to America.”